Contemplative Light

The Morning After Uvalde contemplativelight.org/the-m… via @learngrowpray

We live in a non-stop, noisy world. The human soul was not designed to absorb so much stimulation. How can we find peace? It must be possible to have a quiet mind. Right? Can You Practice Silence? contemplativelight.org/can-y… via @learngrowpray

Chris Cade shares a practical and actionable way to live in the power of now each moment of the day. Try this technique to move beyond anger, fear, and frustration. Discover the simple joy of starting over. Start Your Day Over contemplativelight.org/start… via @learngrowpray

We are pleased to share a guest post from Rev. Calvin Wulf. Here Calvin discusses the historical origins of Lent, tracing it back to the Jewish Tradition and its observance by the early church. LENT - Prayer, Fasting, and Charity contemplativelight.org/lent-… via @learngrowpray

Roger Butts​ gives us a poetic and compelling description of the Centering Prayer process from a practitioner's point of view. What Centering Prayer is Like contemplativelight.org/what-… via @learngrowpray

Contemplative Light is delighted to feature a new guest post from Kelly Murphy Mason. Kelly shares a story about an experience she recently had in the desert of Arizona. What was the lesson of room No. 33? THE KEYS TO NO. 33 contemplativelight.org/the-k… via @learngrowpray

An exceptional piece from Elaine Fourie introducing the subject of her next book: people can be transformed from the love of the sword to love of peace and nonviolence through disciplined contemplative prayer. The Fragrance of Peace contemplativelight.org/the-f… via @learngrowpray

You will find many pearls of wisdom salvaged from a really rough day in this beautiful reflection shared by Keren Dibbens-Wyatt, a chronically-ill writer and artist with a passion for poetry, mysticism, story and colour. Broken Bread contemplativelight.org/broke… via @learngrowpray

I would like to give a huge welcome to our new writer, Barry Pearman. Barry recounts a moment when he found some markings in ink in his mother's Bible and goes on to speak about the necessary tangibles in life. I'm Grateful For Ink contemplativelight.org/im-gr… via @learngrowpray

A new poem from Kimberly Holman. Forever in You contemplativelight.org/forev… via @learngrowpray

Enjoy a fun piece from Roger Butts as he considers the various names of god. So anyway, the first name of god is mother contemplativelight.org/so-an… via @learngrowpray

Contemplative Light is happy to introduce a new writer, Barry Pearman. In this post, Barry describes a time when he was asked to create a church within a church, but what does that have to do with stopping horses? contemplativelight.org/youve… via @learngrowpray

Lead Me contemplativelight.org/lead-… via @learngrowpray

Start off your week with a beautiful prayer from Roger Butts. When Life Gets Mundane contemplativelight.org/when-… via @learngrowpray

Kimberly Holman shares a poem about how to allow the little joys of life to come and go. Little Joy contemplativelight.org/littl… via @learngrowpray

A World Infused by Love contemplativelight.org/a-wor… via @learngrowpray

Enjoy an excellent article from Terrie Knuth on finding the hidden treasure within. “YOU, yes YOU!” contemplativelight.org/you-y… via @learngrowpray

The undoing of beliefs, the breaking down of conceptual walls, the removal of projections – this is the real work of Spiritual Awakening. Unknowing contemplativelight.org/unkno… via @learngrowpray

Please enjoy an exceptional piece from Keren Dibbens-Wyatt as she considers how we can understand one another's meaning to work our way across the divides that currently separate so many of us. Prayer for Dialogue contemplativelight.org/praye… via @learngrowpray

In this short reflection, Kimberly Holman considers the mind resting in its natural state. Wisdom Speaks contemplativelight.org/wisdo… via @learngrowpray